Bathtub



June 28 1.927.

1,633,582 0. T. E. GOULD BATHTUB Filed June 2, 1926 nu u I n INVENTDH- latented June 28, 1927.

CHARLES an. GOULD, or-ronon'ro, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BATHTUBLY T Y Application filed June 2, 1926. Serial manaaio.

This invention relates to bath tubs of the type disclosed in my prior Patent 1,438,373, issued December 12th, 1922, which disclosed the provision of a water passage about the rim of a bath tub in which openings were formed from which water was discharged to wash ofi the sides and bottom of the tub.

This prior construction had the disadvantage that if the water supply was not turned on full, there was liable to be a greater flow of water from the openings in i the passage nearest the source of the water supply than from the openlngs near the op posite end of the passage, and if the water ;was turnedw on-full there was likely to lee a'n objectionable squirting of water from the openings in the passage.

My object therefore is to devisea. construc- I tion bymeansof which the disadvantages just referred to may be overcome.

I attain my object by means ofconstructions hereinafter. described and illus ,trated in the accompanying drawings in which v Fig. 1 is a plan View of my improved tub vwith the cap removed; Y 1 V Fig. 2 a. sectional detail illustrating the 'method' of applying my invention to old bath tubs;

bath tubs; Fig.v 4: a

' nother method of applying my invention to new bath tubs; and

[Fig.5 :ajdetail illustrating a spray or shower for use with my tub.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

1 is a loath tub which is provided with the usual rim at the upper edge. Referring parti'cularly to Fig. 2, I place on the rim the auxiliary rim 5, which will preferably be formed as a casting and be secured to the tub by any suitableclamping means (not shown). In this rim2 are formed two waterways, the main waterway 4 and the auxiliary waterway 5 which are separated by means of a rib 11. Extending from the auxiliary waterway 5 are a plurality of outletsii formed as slots. Over the rim 2 is placed the cap or cover 3,

which is secured in place in any convenient J manner. A recess is formed in the rim 2 and also in the underside of the cover 3 in which 1s placed suitable packing 7 to prevent the rim and cover .floor, V a I The method of operation is as follows. The waterway4 is connected with the supply Fig. 3 a sectional deta'il illustrating one. method'of applying my invention to new.

sectional detail illustrating I of'the'tubasa wedge and form the water passing out 'theuwrong way between and dropping on to the taps 10 in any suitable manner. The tap being turned on, the water flows 1nto the waterwayand flowsover the rib 11 intothe waterway 5'. It will benoted, however,',that the water does not flow into the waterway '5 until the water has first reached the extreme end of the waterway 4.- From th'ewaterway 5 the water passes through the outlets 6 andruns down the. inside of thetubJ-The "space between the top of the rib--11 is very'restricted, [being considerably less thanthe total area of the outlets ;6.'

From the construction 'described it. will be seen that there will only be r a gentle flow of water out of the outlets 6 as anylwater squirted overithe rib 11 strikes .the opposite wall of thewaterway 2 and'loses I its force be-fore passing through the outlets 6. J .In Fig. 3jIshow;thepreferable method of applying my invention to new bath tubs. In thisiconstruction the waterways and outlets are-formed directly in the main rim of the tulnthus doing away with the necessity of the auxiliary rim 2.

.In Fig-4;,I show the tub proper and the main rim formed in separate parts, the upper edge of the-tub be ngjprovided with a .V- shaped grooveiSandtherim provided with a wedge adapted to be received in the groove. As a modification; Inlay; form the upper edge in fille jd s de of her m- I may also, for example, make the attachment adjustable in length to suit tubs of Various lengths.

As stated above,the auxiliary rim 2 will preferably be formed as a metal casting, but good results might be obtained if it were formed of molded rubber, and in this case, the auxiliary rim and cover might be formed integrally.

Various other modifications are possible, all of which would fall within the scope of my invention, the important features of which are the provision of the auxiliary water into which water flows over a rib between it and the main waterway, and the making of the outlets from the auxiliary waterway of great-erarea than the area of the space allowed for overflow from the main Waterway into the auxiliary waterway to prevent squirting from the outlets 6.

groove shown in Fig. 1 with the special tap described in my prior patent hereinbefore referred to.

KVhen my invention is applied to old tubs, the cap will be provided with an inlet 12 to which one'end of a hose may be connected, the other end of the hose being adapted to be connected with or disconnected from the tap as desired.

I may,i:t desired, use with my improved bath a shower device such as 13, which is supported a pipe 14 connected in a convenient manner with the tap of the bath.

The advantages of a bath constructed in accordance with my inventions as compared with baths in which the water is admitted through a tap at one end of the bath are numerous.

First of all, if the Water be too hot or too cold additionalcold or hot water may be added, and thus as this additional water is added at a large number of points throughout the length of the inner surface of the bath instead of at a single point, it is not necessary to paddle the water to and fro to obtain a satisfactory mixing of the hot and cold water.

This is of particular advantage when a person has had a hot bath and desires to cool off the water before getting out of the same, as thediscomfort ot' having the water extremely hot at one end of the bath and -extremely cold at the other end is avoided.

, Further, after the dirty Water has been cold water by running very hot water down the sides of the bath, thus avoiding the use of unsanitary brushes or cloths which are com- 1'. A rim member for a bath tub having a main waterway and an auxiliary waterway, said waterways being separated by a rib over which water may flow from the main waterway into the auxiliary waterway, said rib having a restricted passage formed therein through which the main waterway may be drained; and :a water outlet from said auxiliary waterway.

2. A rim member for a bath tub having'a main waterway and an auxiliary waterway,

said waterways being separated by a ribover which water may flow from the main waterway into the auxiliary waterway and a water outlet from said auxiliary waterway, the

area of the over-flowspace at the top of said rib being less than the area of the water outlet from the auxiliary waterway.

3. A rim member for a bath tub havinga main waterway and an auxiliary waterway,

said waterways beingseparated by a ribover which water may flow from the-main waterway into the auxiliary waterway and having a piurality of laterally directed slots adapted to direct water from said auxiliary waterway to the interior oft'he tub, the area of the overflow space at the top of said rib bee .ing less than the combined area of the slots.

Signed at Toronto,

Canada, this 21st day of, May, 1926. i I

CHARLES 'rqnieoutn. j 

